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| Report: Army Monitored Bekaa Car Bomb, Seized it without Any Assistance |
| 2013-11-27 |
| [An Nahar] The Lebanese army had monitored the movement of the black Buick rigged with around 350 kilograms of explosives and seized it without any help offered by any side, media reports said on Tuesday. According to As Safir newspaper, a security source denied reports saying that a specific party helped the army in seizing the car bomb. On Friday, the army defused the Buick vehicle, which was located between the towns of Maqne and Younine in eastern Bekaa, and rigged with a large quantity of explosives. The source told As Safir that investigations are ongoing, pointing out that key details were uncovered. An Nahar newspaper reported on Monday that the assailants of the explosive-rigged vehicle have been locked away Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! by Hizbullah. The army command has said in a terse communique that the car was seized by soldiers, without giving further details although media reports said the car was also carrying mortar rounds and a high-tech remote control that triggers the explosives through a phone or a jacket wallah. Despite the conflicting reports, An Nahar confirmed that the Buick was heading to Beirut through the international Baalbek-Homs highway. |
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